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He Beat the Mud,

About four miles out Of Birming-
ham, Ala, we came across Il stretch
Of road about four miles long which
was foot deep with red clay mud.
We had to ride our horses along
the edge Of it, and then it was ajob
to pull through. On the far side,
about fifty feet from the solid bed
road, we came upon a colored m III
with his mule and cart, the latter
loaded with wood AMI stuck fast in
the mud. The man WIS seated by
the roadside, while the old mule
was chewing away at heap Of
brush and grass which had been
Cast before him.
"Stuck?" asked one Of the party
as lie drew rein.
Reckon So" was the reply.
CHOW long have you beeu here?"
"Since yesterday"
"Why don't you unload aud get
on?
"Too much trouble, boss. lie
started fur town, an 'twont pay to
60 back home agin.'
"But what will you do9i'
"Wait fur de mud to dry up, sab.
SHE'S bakin' mighty fast underdis
hot sun, and two days more will let
me frcw.n
Just at evening Of the second day
we saw him come into town with
the load, the mule being plastered
clear to the tips of his ears. The
man recognized us, and bowling
vey low, he said:
"You's got to hey a leetle pa
thence down in dis here country,
boss, specially when de mule am
ober twenty VARS OLE"
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THE SCENT OF THE MYRTLE.

was Ma, nowory Muy.when Strawberries blush
Ia * tho rays of tho lfiglvlng sun,
II vascre. doNy evelyn tho quiet and hueh
or the day WHOM tho ploughing was done,
That VIC strayed slowly strayel through tho ever
green grove
As fond and rs happy as.cver wore pair.
With tho slars. the palc srnrS blinking dimly
nDpyo
Ard the scent of the myrtle nfloat on the alr.
She was sweet as sho stood in hor light summor
gown,
And Tho depth OF her eyo who could reach'
And her check WAS rs sort as the vnlvety down
On tho re- rIpc side OF peach.
Twas proud OF my place as stood by her sido z
For tho face of the maiden was fair.
And thought next year she would DO my bride
When tho scent OF the myrtle WAS anoat on the
mir.
OH the myrtle. the myrtle I neve knew yet
Which was or breath, Which the myrtle
know
inhaled some sweet odor cannot forget
For It bauuts me wherever I co.
And ever stray In tho woods since she died,
Or over in vision dream Am there,
fancy she walketh again bym side
And tho Same scent of myrtle FONTS out on tho
Sir.
tits cold winter now md tho snow lies around
Over woodland and meadow nnh hill.
And not one red strawberry peeps up from the
ground
Nora bubble comos; up from therl
,l,o n1.ct pt n
grove
And there's no sign of hope anywhere
But The sad. sud dream tf II dead. dead love
And the scent OF tho myrtle afloat on the air..
m. !. W. LECATo, s
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Origin of q Famous Song.

Once over the bar atits entrance
from the gulf the Suwanee river
holds its way >with a deep current,
in places of forty feet, far up
through the forests of the best hard
pine in the State. 1t is the Penob
scot Of Florida. 1t has some good
land upon it where plantations have
heretofore been made, but after
awhile generally abandoned. The
mosquitoes and malaria guard in
the main entrance against other
than lumbermen, anglers and in
trusive tourists. This dark river
has, too, its romance, as giving the
plac Ihich gave rise to melody
which, like "Home, Sweet Home"
the affection of the heart will new
er let go. For it was here that a
French family in the time Of Louis
XIV came over and settled upon
the Suwance and made a planta
ton. After awhile the father and
mother and alldied save one daugh-
ter, who, disheartened and desc
late, returned to France, and there
wrote, adopting in part that negro
dialect which she had been familiar
with on the plantation in her girl
hood, a feelings tribute to "the old
folks at home," in their graves in
the far-otf country.-Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle.
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what that dreadful man whispered

what that dreadful man whispered
In my ear:
Matilda Jane, I have enough for
us both, andsif yonlove me as Hove
you no knife can cut our love in
two.'
We had hardly talked matters
over, nd.accountcd for each other
through all these years of parting,
wien we got in the town Where
Tom lived. We took carriage, at
least Hiram-ahem. Mr.. Grimwood
did, we drove right to the house
little nest in the on:lines-and
gotsthere just as Tom and Hatty
were sitting down to strawberry
shortcake big enough for dozen.
They were laughing and carrying
on like two children, and declare,
they were so glad to see me they
nearly devoured me offhand.
oh, Tom,' | walled, .here's your
old aunt, who didn't know enough
when. the Lord Ia j ned common
Us sons tosho5iist lieI ufnbrel ON
the moneys gone
Never mind the money cried
Tom. Moneys a fool to this
Give me another hug, old girl! Say,
annty, suppose you introduce your
pail
That wicked hoy! But had for
gotten all about my company.
It's an old friend I said, blush
ing like a goose: 'Mr. Grimwood,
Tom
ooh, uncle Hiram said the
wretch; 'I'yn heard of you all my
lite. You're right welcome here
and he pincbcd my poor arm till
the tears came.
Il postponed telling a5out the
robbery until we had eaten supper,
but 1 had hardly said the first word
when Hiram took out my purse and
watch and laid them III my lap.
why, then, Hiram, you-yon are
the robber,' was the next. smart
speech made:
Not quite ma'am,' said Hiram.
and he didn't seem a bit vexed; q
said a few words to that sweet
child;' and she knew it. Now, Tom;
your aunt isn't fit to travel alone,
is shc?'
or course she.isn't,' said the mis-
chievous Tom. sShe needs some
Que to keep her from throwing her
money away. By the way, auntie.
my little spec has turned out all
right. You shall have that money
for a wedding settlement if you are
good,
and you'll! be married right here
with u.s. said Hattie, giving me
TOMS baby to kiss.
My first said Hiram, ducking
his head.
NO fools like old fools,' said l.
Don't muss my caller, Hiram
Bless you, my Children said
Tom, but the tears shone in his
black eyes and his voice trembled.
And we were blessed.
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writesa book full of what happened
to me on that trip. but it would
souldIil5e romance, and nobody
woliNhelieve it. All, friend, truth
is stranger than fiction, and I can
proYa it,.
When / GOT my things settled in.
theSGarsI felt kind Of homesck and
lonesome. There was the old cat
leftamong strangers ut one end Of
tle5ourney and Tom in distress at
the %ther end, and kind of swing.
hetween. the two, and / thought.
of tie beautiful hymn chat says:
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AndfAnow; don't langh-Ijust laid
my Head downson the back Of the
seatShef ore me, .andcried. would
notsbst TomSknow it for the world,
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Flour, Meal, Bran, Shorts, Hominy
and Mill Feed, Corn and Oats,)
and Chops for sale at
fan prices.

The public will please take no
tice that the mill property desig.
nated above, which formerly be-
longed to Mr.. d. FL. Dennis, is now
owned by the undersigned who
will continue to do business at the
old stand, and will eudeavor to
give entire satisfaction to all who
may favor him with their custom.
Thanks for former patronage. Flu
ture tavors solicited.
Respectfully, &C.,
JOSEPH I'll. JONES.
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NURSERY STOCK.


The undersigned has for sale a large
stock Of trees and plants, as follows:
PEACH TREES embracing all the
leading varieties.
APPLE, PEAR. CHERRY, PLUM
and OUNCE TREES Of every kind
that are best adapted to the peninsula.
BLACKBERRY and RASPBERRY
Large assortment of GRAPE VINE,
ETC., etc. j,
My nursery is situated on the line of
the Great Peninsula Railroad, so that
there is no transferring of stock. 1t is
packed one day and in the hands of my
Accomac friends the next.
Mr.. John G.. Eggs of Keller, is my
agent for Accomac. to whom all commn-
nications should be addressed.
CALEB BOGGS,
Morton. Delaware.
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DILLHEAUS,
d LETTERHEADS,
STATEMENTS,
ENVELOPES,
HANDBILLS, &C
Neatly printed at this Office by first
class artist-no amateur work.
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Beautiful and Elegant are our Gold
and Silver Watches for ladies, gen.
Hemen and boys.
A large variety of steel, nickle, white
metal, silk (gold-mounted) bamboo, git,
plate, best roll plate, and IL SOLID ;ni
and ear drops of all kinds and prices
Engagement and wedding rings; La,
dies and gents sleeve buttons. Gents ;
scarf pins Of best plate and solid gold
Lodge pins Masonic, odd Fellows. 10y
Al Arcanum, Knights of Honor, Hep
tesoplls, sc. Yin solid gold. Collar but.
tons, studs, etc. A large assortment of
spectacles and eye glasses. we sell
clocks for less money than the dealers IN
general merchandise pay for them IN
Baltimore; in fact, we guarantee, our
prices to compare favorably with those
of Baltimore We can explain why 1t IS
fact. You are solicited to call and as
sure yourself.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-30
The Senatorial Race.


There seems TO be a widespread de-
sise IN Kentucky TO secure the defeat
of Senator Beck. The State papers
are generally of the opinion that any
good man can do so, and they base
their opinions upon the complications
arising from the death of DIR. Standi-
ford on the eve of the election. 1t Is
said that Dir. Standiford had num-
ber of votes pledged to him, and that
he had furnished material support to
many legislative candidates, with the
understanding that they should vote
against Mr. Beck. These men have
been for the most part elected, and 1t
is believed they are now ready to
carry out their part Of the contract
and vote against the Scot, in favor of
any decent candidate. II is also
claimed that Mr.. Beck has made many
enemies of men who entered the race
favorable to him, by his short-sighted
political policy. In order 10 save
| himself from needless expense, he
withdrew all support from his friends
as soon as he heard Of DIR. Standiford's
death. This, of course, left many q
candidate stranded high and dry, and
Il nut many poor fellow under the
necessity Of hustllng like locomo-
tive in order 10 get through. Tho
consequence has been that many Of
Mr.. Becks friends have been defeated,
and many Others who have pulled
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-30
rAr FLoalpA HOG.
Terrible Monsters That Fear Neither
Panther Nor bloodhound.

Terrible Monsters That Fear Neither
Panther Nor bloodhound.
We have seen his long tusks divide a
dog like sword--we have seen a pan
iher 80 terribly wounded .ha. the poor
cat crept of in despair TO die, while the
hog rocked not Of flowing blood from
his own neck and shoulder. bat proudly
challenged a renewal OF the hght AT
locoi lately hog made 1t a point 10
stahu on the track whehever he saw
tne locomotive coming ana the con-
slaerate engineer stopped ior lour
successive days to drive MN OIL AT
iass ureu Oh humanity wnlch arousea
no gratituae' tho tram hands assemDieu
Dy invitation 70 see that nos ue-
molished. ~ was on inc track await
ing MS doom--anu extra sPeeu was
drawn from iaI pine nurleu INTO sne
furnace win malace prepense- INC
hog raised MS hesd IN surprise wncn
no stop was MADE anu seeing ms
uanger star'eu ae BailoP uown lne
rack in van tne engihe rusnsu
forward IN mauuen,hg speeu lhi 'ne
eoacnes r1uNeu ,9,, anu la'ues scrsa'nen ~
terror. "nen 'ne iraln reachcu ~
a'Aa lne noS was icisu'oy oasihs
waste corn at Ver'rees s.aple inav
hog mas since peen struck oy llgh'niilS'
50 liae nc Is not ior sac as a race
morse
oa another occasion the writer OF
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-30
FACTS ron ! FARMERS.

Protect toadsi they destroy the In
.ccts.
Sour milk win soon taint cream
and make ''off' butter.
Whatever helps my neighbor helps
me. - Gieani,igs IN Bee Culture.
Next to the outlay for labor on o
well managed farm is that for manure.
The best disposal to make of lawn
grass when moved closely is to feed TO
tho hens, as it win be about the proper
length for that purpose, W
When q board gets loose on any
farm building, fasten 1t at once. A
nail In time saves nine, and perhaps as
many feet of lumber.
BE very careful of the shoulders Of
your horses. Young horses especially
need attention. Collars should fit we'll
and the shoulders should be washed
with cold water after each half day s
work. Prairie Farmer
There are several styles Of horses
which find ready sale in all our mar
kets, and in raising those horses the
farmers may engage with a reasona-
BILE hope Of fair success, under fayora-
bic circumstances. Home and Farm.
ANY boy who keeps sharp knife
can practice the simple art of grating,
and should learn, as n means of at once
getting more intimate with Nature,
and for the sake of improving the
home supply of fruits.
1t is never good policy to divide a
farm in small fields, for it is waste Of
lands, waste Of time and oppressive in
crease Of fencing that becomes a bur-
densome tax in construction and
maintenance. -Fdrm. Field and Stock
man,
IF the wool Of the sheep becomes
wet it dries very slowly and only by
chilling the animal through. Shelter
from rain and snow, especially the
former. is therefore more important
than protection from cold. II a sheep
is chilled SO as to give it cold or fever,
the fiber Of the wool is injured. Troy
Times.
III, by the ensilage system. a great
or number Of cows can be kept as
compared With with -psstaTing, tho tarn,e,
will not only secure a gain by the saw
ing of food but also by having q larger
area of land to be cultivated. Every
acre of the pasture that can be cult
waited and made to yield crop is q
gain. 81 Louis Republican.
Il is as necessary to feed the soil in
order to reap crops as it is to feed the
animals for milk or increase Of carcass.
The object should be to convert the
cheaper substances into something fol
which there is demand. Every pound
of manure is sent to market in the
form of grain. meat, milk or vegeta'
hles of some kind. The moro literally
the soil is fed the greater Its capacity
to produce.
When lambs are well at night and
are found dead In the morning, the re-
suit is sometimes due to forced and
high feeding, inducing fatty degenera-
ton of the heart. Overproduction Of
fat, with deficiency Of bone and mus
Gle, is very injudicious treatment and
may be avoided by feeding material
abounding in phosphates and nitro
gen rather than in fat and starch. :
4, indianapolis Journal. y t
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Howard'a Life Of Henry Ward
Baeoher'

Has been issued, aud 1t fully meets
the expectation which awaited it. II
Is a remarkably bright and interest
ing book, coming as IL does, from one
OF the most accomplished of journal
lists, aud concerning as II does, one of
the brightest of men.
One of its most remarkable feat
nres is, that 1t gives us an insight in
to Mr.. Bcecher's own mind and heart,
such as nothing but the breathing of
his inmost nature to his most trusted
and lifelong friends could fit an au-
thor to present. With the family of
the Venerable Deacon Howard, (the
authors father), who brought Mr..
Beecher TO Brooklyn and who stood
by him as brother until his death,
he kept up daily intercourse, or when
absent, voluminous correspondence.
In all this he breathed into their SYM
pathetic natures his inmost feelings,
whether of trial or triumph, lofty as
piration or great endeayor, and such
letters 1t is hardly likely can be found
elsewhere on the earth. They con-
tribute immensely TO the interest and
value of this book (and this only,
picturing the great divine as no other
man can picture him to-day. These
sketches written in many moods,
with the utmost frankness and FREQ
dom, and In many lands, reveal this
foremost American citizen in new
and unexpected lights.
Other Lives Of Beecher may give a
conception Of him as seen by an out
sider-this,gives us the inner thought
and character of the man.
Then again this book has been pre-.
pared as the labor of a loving heart
tits not the work ofa mere biographer
We quote from tine authors preface.
ale was great in the pulpit and grand
on the platform but in the calm rest
fulncss of private life he was sweet
and helpful, balm to wounded
spirits, cheer TO the despondeni,
sharer IN The good or Ill fortune of
his friends.p
"That he had enemies, yes that he
had enmities, no. His enemies have
had their day, aud il is time how for
his friends TO speak. AS one of his
friends, to whom he showed affection
when a boy, whom he counseled
wisely in youth. whom lie aided In
for whom he ever had sem
timents of regard and 10 whom he
wrote concerning the inner workings
Of his head and heart, / find great
In doin0 what little I can
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-08-30
Tonsorial Torment-A Story #
Earberism.

Every man who has ever been in a
barber shop has grown familiar with
the tonsorial artists bland and stereo-
typed "You next, SIR" When you
read the following experience of a
gentleman in North Csroiina-aii ex /.
perience whichthousands have suffer-
ed--the bland Knight of the Razor
Strop's stereolyped exclamation to
the new conner in his shop, will have
new and peculiar significance. Read,
aud remember what TO do in case you
should have siInilar unfortunate
experience. Terry writes:
REIDsyILLE, N. G., March12, 1887.
Gentlemcn-I had barber's itch for
three months. The eruption on my
face was very bad. Icould not shave
at all. took a course of S. S. S,
and II completely cured me. To-day
my skin is smooth aud complexion
denotes good blood. 4. N. TERRY.
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OATS AND MATRIMoNY.
Tho Connection Existing between Them
Among the Transylyanlan saxons.

The Connection Existing Between Them
Among the Transylvanlan saxons.
When the waving surface of the
green oat-fields begins to assume a
golden tint, when the swelling heads
of Indian corn hang heavy on their
stalks, and the sweating peasant pre-
pares for the last act OF his hard sum-
mer labor, then also do the good-wives
in the village begin to talk Of matters
which have been lying dormant till
now.
Well-informed people may have
limited before that such and such a
youth had been seen more than once
stepping in Mt the gate Of the red or
green house in the long village street,
and more than one gossip had been
ready to identify the speckled carna-
tions adorning the hat Of some youth
full Konrad or Thomas as having been
grown in the garden Of q certain Anna
Or Maria; hut after all, these had been
but mere conjectures, for nothing pos
tive could be known as yet, and i'll.
natured people were apt to console
themselves with the reflection that St.
Katherinc's Day was "a long way off,
and that there is many slip 'twixt
cup and lip.
But now the great day will dispel all
doubt, and put an end to surnlise, is
approaching--tliat day which win de-
stroy so many illusions and fulfill so
few; for now the sun has given the last
touch to the opening grain, and soon
the golden sheaves are lying piled to-
gether on tho clean-shorn stubble-
fields, only waiting to be carted away.
II Then ono evening vixen the sun is sink
ing low on the horizon, and clouds of
dust along the high-road announce the
approach Of the returning cattle, n
drum is heard in tho village street,
and voice proclaims aloud that "to-
morrow the oats are to be fetched
home" Like wildfre this news has
spread throughout tho village; the cry
is taken up and repeated from mouth
to mouth with various intonations of
hope, curiosity, anticipation Of triumph
.-''Tozmorow the oats will DO
fetcheds' ==s..s
A stranger. no doubt fails to per-
ceive any thing particularly thrilling
about this intelligence, having no rea-
son to suppose the bringing in Of oats
to be in any way more interesting than
the cartiDg of potatoes or wheat; and
to the majority of landowners the
thought of to-morrow's work is chiefly
connected with dry, prosaic details,
such as repairing the harness and OIL
ing the cart wheels; but there are
others in the village on whom the an
nouncement has had an electrifying
effect and for whom the words are
synonymous with love and wedding
bells. --P0pEIar Science Monthly
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through by narrow majorites are de-
cidedly soured upon their patros saint.
Such course OH the part Of the Sem
ator is certainly reprehensible and
calculated to lose him popularity.
The Kentucky quality of sticking by
your friends even If 1t win not be of
any immediate service to you is too
strongly imbued in the hearts of the
people TO be shaken off. Senator
Beck may find this out when he
meets the members at Frankfortnext
winter.
Whether suitable candidate can
be placed In the field or not remains
to be seen. Judge Hargis has de-
clined to make the race, but he will
support any good man. There are a
few such in the State, and the only
question is whether or not they can
be gotten on the track.
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The CIty Marahal of Iuka, Misa.

The gentleman who sent us the
following certificate is the City Mar
shal of Iuka. Miss, aud is amaD of
high character and prominently
known throughout the State. His
son had suffered intensely for six
years from an eruption of the skin,
caused by poison oak. All remedies,
1t appears, failed, until, fortunately,
S. S. S. was tried, when the cure was
made with wonderful promptness
Here is what this gentleman says:
Gentlemen--My son had suffered
for the the past six years with an
eruption on his legs, caused from
poison oak aud cracking of the feet.
Nothing seemed 10 eradicate the
poison from the blood until l gave
him one bottle Of Swift's Specific
This entirely cured him, aud hearth
ly recommend it 10 the public as a
sure cure for poison oak.
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ESTABLISHED 1850.
The Evansville
Commercial = College
Institute d Business framing

This old and tried Institution has had very
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gentlemen, and no wonder, for 1t is one OF tho
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mercial course, lady or gentleman, should at
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